Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.54/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$127.54

35 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	129.41	566	19thin
Medium and Large 1	523	129.00	674	12thin
Medium and Large 3	497	114.27	567	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

127.54

—

AL average16 barns · 1,742 hd

123.51

+4.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,510	85.00	1,284	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	62.68	735	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,281	61.00	781	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	53.15	522	7thin

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	64.14/cwt	62.00–66.00	741	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	55.82/cwt	53.00–57.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	49.58/cwt	48.00–51.00	536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	58.67/cwt	55.00–60.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	183.25/cwt	181.00–190.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.87/cwt	146.00–153.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	148.49/cwt	143.00–150.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	157.56/cwt	156.00–159.00	501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	841.43/cwt	700.00–910.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	665.00/cwt	630.00–700.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.54/cwt	108.00–113.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	2

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Mon Mar 1, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 77Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,155	62.00–66.00	64.14
2	—	1,050	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,236	55.00–60.00	58.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	60.00–62.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	53.00–57.00	55.82
3	—	1,082	48.00–51.00	49.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.45
2	—	735	107.00–109.00	107.99
6	—	422	146.00–153.00	150.87
6	—	478	143.00–150.00	148.49
9	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	135.00–140.00	138.32
5	—	525	119.00–120.00	119.40
3	—	318	136.00–140.00	137.28
4	—	425	131.00	131.00
4	—	476	121.00–130.00	127.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	140.00	140.00
6	—	620	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	108.00–113.00	110.54
2	—	470	117.00–119.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	181.00–190.00	183.25
4	—	459	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	156.00–159.00	157.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	155.00	155.00
2	—	375	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–700.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	630.00–700.00	665.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	950.00–1,010.00	983.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00–910.00	841.43

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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New Brockton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle